EDINBURG — The brightest high school basketball stars across the Rio Grande Valley converged at Bert Ogden Arena to take part in the 2021 All-Valley Showcase Saturday night, pitting the East Valley all-star boys and girls teams against West Valley squads.
The girls kicked things off as the All-Valley West Team overcame a slow first quarter on their way to a 73-63 victory over the All-Valley East Team.
Sharyland Pioneer’s duo of Audry Hornaday and Jordan Bravo sparked the All-Valley West girls team on both ends of the floor. Hornaday finished with a game-high 14 points, while Bravo added nine.
Weslaco High’s Morgan Peralez and Harlingen High’s Callie Cervantes led the All-Valley East girls team with 13 and 11 points apiece, respectively. Peralez and Cervantes nearly engineered a fourth quarter comeback by trimming the lead to five with two minutes to play, but the West All-Valley girls team held on to the win.
The All-Valley boys teams closed the show with the West pulling off a dominant 111-100 win over the East.
Seven different players scored in double figures for the West team led by McAllen Rowe sophomore point guard Darren Manriquez’s 16 points. Mission Veterans senior post Jacob Arenas, Sharyland Pioneer forward Miguel Angel Gonzalez and PSJA North senior guard Elijah De La Garza each added 12 for the West team.
On the other side, the East had five finish with double digits as Los Fresnos sophomore guard Gerry Martinez scored a game-high 19 points while pulling down six rebounds. Weslaco High’s Leonard Smith poured in 16, while his Panthers’ teammate Vince Peralez posted an 11-point, 110-rebound double-double.
EAST GIRLS ALL-STARS
Madi Treviño, Edcouch-Elsa; Damaris Bermudez, Lyford; Callie Cervantes, Harlingen High; Layla Salas, Harlingen High; Eliza Rodriguez, Rio Hondo; Yazmin Cantu, Santa Maria; Melanie Carrion, Weslaco High; Sheyla Cosme, IDEA Frontier; Lucia Gonzalez, Brownsville St. Joseph; Janelle Ysasi, Harlingen South; Bryanna Buitureira, Brownsville Veterans; Caitlin Esquivel, Brownsville Veterans; Natalie Martinez, Rio Hondo; Sarahi Jones, Los Fresnos; Morgan Perales, Weslaco High.
WEST GIRLS ALL-STARS
Daysha Tijerina, Edinburg High; Ivette Valladares, Donna High; Andrea Molina, Edinburg Vela; Melanie Lopez, Rio Grande City; Julie Ponce, Valley View; Kelsey Treviño, Roma; Trinity Bane, PSJA North; Audry Hornaday, Sharyland Pioneer; Jordan Bravo, Sharyland Pioneer; Yulissa Yebra, McAllen Rowe; Celina Saenz, McAllen High; Janai Coleman, Edinburg High; Kaylah Hernandez, PSJA High; Iasia Goldman, McAllen Memorial; Emily Lopez, Rio Grande City.
EAST BOYS ALL-STARS
James Herrera, San Perlita; Gerry Martinez, Los Fresnos; Justin Vela, Lyford; Cristian Guajardo, Brownsville Pace; CJ Olivarez, Santa Rosa; Bernie Castellanos, Santa Maria; Cameron Davila, Brownsville Jubilee; Matt Maddox, Brownsville Veterans; Leonard Smith, Weslaco High; Ryan Fecher, Harlingen South; Vince Peralez, Weslaco High; David Bazaldua, Santa Rosa; Jayson Cantu, Raymondville; Michael Castillo, Harlingen High; Josh Cisneros, Brownsville St. Joseph.
WEST BOYS ALL-STARS
Darren Manriquez, McAllen Rowe; Eddy Epperson, Donna High; Cesar Villarreal, La Joya High; Ray De Leon, Edinburg Economedes; Arian Elizondo, McAllen Memorial; Elijah De La Garza, PSJA North; Manuel Bejarano, North Mission IDEA; Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Sharyland Pioneer; Dennis Lozano, Rio Grande City; Marcos Barrera, San Isidro; Bernie Vera, La Joya High; Jacob Arenas, Mission Veterans; AJ Gonzaque, Mission Veterans; Kyle Perales, Hidalgo; Danny Canul, McAllen High.